Is Forgotten realms SRD?

[Wystan]

Is Forgotten realms SRD?
At least the spells and such?

 

[Vlos]

Yes/No.

FR is based off of the SRD, but it extends the SRD. Content found under the FR setting is not SRD in that you can reproduce it or put it on web page. It is copyrighted.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Except!

Some of the FR rules were co-opted for 3.5 - Archmage and Hierophant Prestige Classes, certain regional feats (Stealthy, etc.) made into standard feats, etc.

 

[Staffan]

The only things that are open content released by Wizards of the Coast are:

• The stuff at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35
• The stuff at http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/msrd
• Most of Unearthed Arcana.
• Two monsters in the MM2 (who originally came from the Creature Collection, IIRC).
• Maybe some Dragon/Dungeon articles from before Paizo took over.

If it's from WOTC and not in any of these sources, you can be pretty darn sure that it's not OK to use it in your own products. Ask Fast Forward Entertainment about it some day.

 

[Knight Otu]

The only things that are open content released by Wizards of the Coast are:

IIRC, the d20 Modern Weapons Locker also contains mostly OGC.

 

[Ranger REG]

Is Forgotten realms SRD?
At least the spells and such?

AFAIK, all currently printed Forgotten Realms-labeled products do not contain Open Game Content.

Also, if it's not in the SRD (posted on Wizards' website), then it's not OGC.

 

[CRGreathouse]

That's a really good summary, Staffan.

Maybe some Dragon/Dungeon articles from before Paizo took over.

I might be wrong, but I think the first of the OGC articles came after the switch to Paizo.

 

[dvvega]

When Staffan mentioned "most of Unearthed Arcana" how can you tell which bits are/are not?

 

[Staffan]

When Staffan mentioned "most of Unearthed Arcana" how can you tell which bits are/are not?

There's an OGC declaration on the title page. It's kind of legalese, but it basically says "All the text in this book is OGC, except that which has to do with these monsters: __________"

Basically, those monsters that aren't in the SRD aren't Open Content in UA either. That means that while the bloodline rules are open content, the specific yuan-ti bloodline is not.

 

[Saqhara]

Ask Fast Forward Entertainment about it some day.

What happened to FFE?